Comparison of two methods for quantification of tillage erosion rates in olive orchards of north-west Syria

Soil and Tillage Research

Volumn 103, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 105-112

  Barneveld, R J ^a   Bruggeman, A ^b   Sterk, G ^c   Turkelboom, F ^b  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH IN THE DRY AREAS ICARDA   (Syrian Arab Republic)

^c UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Fadhan plough; Northern Syria; Olive fields; Tillage erosion; Tillage erosion quantification

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY; AGRICULTURE; ALUMINUM; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; LIGHT METALS; SODIUM; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SOIL MECHANICS; SOILS;

FADHAN PLOUGH; NORTHERN SYRIA; OLIVE FIELDS; TILLAGE EROSION; TILLAGE EROSION QUANTIFICATION;

EROSION;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECIDUOUS TREE; EROSION; HILLSLOPE; ORCHARD; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; TILLAGE;

ASIA; EURASIA; MIDDLE EAST; SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC;

EQUUS ASINUS;

EID: 60449095972     PISSN: 01671987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.still.2008.09.006     Document Type: Article

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